Tight security for Ariana Grande concerts: all bags banned inside and outside venues

VENUES hosting Ariana Grande’s concerts in Australia have been instructed to ban all bags and close cloak rooms in the wake of the Manchester Arena terror attack.

Ariana Grande on stage in Manchester, England. Fans attending her Australian concerts will not be allowed to bring bags, cameras or electronic devices. Picture: Getty

ALL bags, even the tiniest clutch, will be banned from Ariana Grande’s concerts in Australia next week in the wake of the terrorist attack after her Manchester Arena show in May.

The venues hosting her Dangerous Woman concerts in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane next week, have been instructed to introduce tight security measures for the Australian leg of the tour.

All sizes of bags are strictly prohibited, with fans allowed only to bring essential items such as keys, wallet and phone in a clear plastic carry bag.

Grande wants fans to be safe at her shows after Manchester Arena attack. Picture: AFP / Valerie Macon

“This event is strictly a NO BAG event. Should you need to carry personal items, a clear plastic carry bag no larger than (H) 20cm x (W) 25cm x (D) 10cm where contents are visible is acceptable,” the ICC Sydney theatre has posted on their website.

“Laptops, tablets, iPads, professional cameras with detachable lenses, bottles of any kind and all items on the prohibited items list will not be permitted in to the event.”

There will be no cloak room open at the venue for fans to be able to store their bags at these concerts.

Fans will also have to go through personal checks with metal wands and pat-downs.

And parents who are dropping off or picking up their children have also been asked to “please do not bring a bag”.

Grande and Cyrus performed Crowded House’s Don’t Dream It’s Over at the Manchester concert. Picture: Getty Images/Dave Hogan

There were 22 people killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber attacked fans leaving Grande’s concert and loved ones waiting to collect them at the Manchester Arena on May 22.

Grande and her team assembled some of the world’s biggest superstars including Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Robbie Williams to perform at the One Love Manchester benefit concert in tribute to the bombing victims.

Fans are urged to arrive early for the shows at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Monday and Tuesday, ICC Sydney Theatre on Friday and Saturday and Brisbane Entertainment Centre on September 12.